Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate several macroscopic and microscopic features of placenta in cases with impaired gestational glucose tolerance.
Methods: Seventy-five gm World Health Organization criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes and impaired gestational glucose tolerance were followed during the period June 1999 through to June 2000, at the Maternity Hospital of Kuwait. Macroscopic and microscopic examinations of 95 placentas were carried out.